r/MadeMeSmile • u/powerfulpizza13 • 14h ago
Despite suffering from Cerebral Palsy, he never gave up on his dream..🫂❤️
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u/Paindepiceaubeurre 14h ago
Achieving this muscle mass with cerebral palsy is quite a feat.
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u/Helpful-Narwhal1269 14h ago
Achieving this without cerebral palsy is a feat
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u/Virtualinsanity4 14h ago
Feet
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u/CatLover4906 12h ago
Le sigh…. Perhaps English wasn’t your strongest subject. 😆
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u/_PetitVelle 4h ago
It's definitely inspiring to see people overcome obstacles and chase their dreams, no matter how they express it. It's all about the message, right?
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u/Evilpessimist 46m ago
I grow up with a best friend that has cerebral palsy. I used to workout with him in college. He moved around a lot like this gentleman, but once he got under the bar and locked in, he could coordinate fine. Something about being under load helped him stabilize. It was cool to watch. So really, he just needed a little assistance unpacking and that was it.
This is just one anecdotal case, I’m not painting every person with CP as the same here.
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u/Slugwheat 14h ago
Well great. Now I have zero excuse.
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u/Powerful-Act3516 13h ago
Yeah, I feel awful now
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u/DesignDelicious 11h ago
It’s fine, bodybuilding isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
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u/Righteousaffair999 11h ago
Yeah I think there are a lot of us wjo would be happy yo be at his body weight without the muscles.
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u/Prize_Hovercraft_301 14h ago
he looks so happy doing it...a huge respect for him...doing his best for his dream no matter what
may god bless him and provide more strength
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u/ExcitingTurn2886 14h ago
And with that, all my shitty excuses sound pretty weak.
That guy is awesome
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u/Kapper-WA 14h ago
I wonder what kind of routine he did to achieve this physique, does anyone know? I assume with the CP, it's extremely challenging to do free weights. So maybe he used machine weights or even body weight? It seems so hard to get a good workout if it is difficult to control movements. Crazy impressive.
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u/BakedBrie1993 13h ago edited 10h ago
I wonder if he uses BFR / tourniquet machine. I used it for PT to build back muscle in a low impact way.
Edit: BFR
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u/scixton 10h ago
I tried googling but didn’t get far. As someone with an SCI I’d love to hear more about this machine
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u/BakedBrie1993 10h ago
Hi, it's called a BFR cuff actually, sorry for the typo.
Blood Flow Restriction / Blood Flow Restriction training
Measures an individual blood pressure, restricts some blood flow so you feel like you are using more weights than you are, reducing the risk of injury while you build back muscle strength.
Basically a way to build muscle with less actual stress on body from weights.
Used it during PT after breaking my leg.
To be clear I have zero idea if body builders use it. Was just a weed induced thought that it could work.
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u/zonked282 13h ago
See this is genuinely one of, if not THE , most impressive things I've ever seen. Dude is in peak condition
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u/everyonestupidbutme 14h ago
My man is ripped. I am able bodied and could not dream to compare. Truly impressive
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u/PsychologicalJump633 14h ago
The commitment needed to get into that good shape... the lad is an inspiration!
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u/Plane-Ad2574 14h ago
He is a force to be reckoned with! What a guy. Soooo inspiring! God bless him. ❤️
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u/UncleTildo 13h ago
se algum brasileiro passar por aqui, eu só quero comentar que esse cara fez um tremendo esforço pra chegar lá.
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u/ferchoec 9h ago
That's it. Fuck it, I don't have a single excuse after watching this. Admirable guy, inspiring and, honestly, infuriating. Bravo to him; I am mad. Time to make a real change.
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u/StormFast524 14h ago
God blessed him with a dream and ability to not give up♥️
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u/typhoidtimmy 14h ago
Seriously, props to him. Great definition and symmetry. Frank Zane would be proud.
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u/raw_enha 14h ago
God had nothing to do with it. Credit to the human who did the work, not magic.
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u/StormFast524 14h ago
When you do t like what a person types in a reply then move on. You hate doesn’t belong here.
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u/Gullenecro 13h ago
There is no hate, this guy has achieved it from hard work, perseverance!
It s not because of a god or whatsever, it s 100% because of himself!!!
By saying god blessed him with a gift blabla you are downgraded his merit. All credit is for him.
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u/raw_enha 14h ago
No hate. People are comfortable bringing up something and I'lm comfortable with the opposite.
People can disagree, respectfully, as we do.
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u/StormFast524 13h ago
It was not up for debate so no you did it to start a debate.
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u/darklinkuk 5h ago
It is to us, you diminished a disabled persons impossibly hard work as blessing from a magic sky fairy.
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u/OwnerOfCat 14h ago
If only god had given him those things without the cerebral palsy.
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u/StormFast524 14h ago edited 14h ago
That would have been betterat least he was given the will to never give up
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u/WasteOfBerries 11h ago
Riiiiight, because a god gave him muscles that were perfect oh wait
Imma give credit to the person that actually did the work, and struggled through their 'god-given' cerebral palsy to achieve their own goals.
This is a testament to a person's achievement. A human person.
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u/StormFast524 11h ago
No one discredited the hard work this man put in. You are making assumptions.
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u/Larsmantex1965 13h ago
Awesome, it's great to see a person that has disabilities, and work on there goals they want to achieve...❤️
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u/elementmg 11h ago
Thats fucking WILD that he can pull of that physique with Cerebral Palsy.
That’s an unbelievable accomplishment, massive props to that dude!!!
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u/ShotVast2139 5h ago
His smile says everything. And then his muscle say the rest. Great job man. 🖐️
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u/No_Promotion_6498 14h ago
Thats great and he actually has a solid build which must be insanely difficult. Hell yeah
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u/rabidantidentyte 13h ago
Jesus, this dude probably has better form than I do. Really impressed with how well he's able to target individual muscle groups. Awesome stuff.
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u/Objective-Stick-2251 6h ago
This should be in the amazing sub as well, what an achievement, mind blowing
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u/deeryk 13h ago
He's proof that the word "suffering" has no place in a description about CP. He's a bad ass who happens to also have CP. That's not political correctness, that's an honest description.
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u/Vintage-Grievance 11h ago
Keep in mind that his experience is not universal among all cases of CP. And that his achievements are just a fraction of his life that we are seeing. We don't know how many bad days, days where he really struggled, he had leading up to this moment.
Being strong, whether physically, mentally, emotionally, etc., doesn't automatically mean a person does not suffer from their condition. Merely that they found ways to accommodate their condition - ways that worked for them specifically to get them where they are now and often with a lot of support from family, friends, trainers, and an extensive medical team.
Badass? Absolutely. But we should be cautious not to dismiss the reality (which often includes 'suffering' to one extent or another) occurring "behind the scenes".
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u/deeryk 10h ago
We should indeed be aware of individual differences, and that CP has a very wide spectrum of symptoms and severity. However, I would say we need to be cautious not to assume a person suffers from their disability behind the scenes. To some extent every athlete struggles to get to this level. And someone with a disability likely struggles in different ways than someone without one. But to say they suffer? That implies something "less than". I'm not pushing back on the basis of semantics. But I'm gently trying to point out that you're using an outdated and offensive term.
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u/Vintage-Grievance 8h ago
I'm part of the chronically ill/disabled community, I can assure you, we still use the term 'suffers from ____' to describe what it is like to live in a society that is not built to properly provide for anyone who is not able-bodied.
While people who are disabled truly are not 'less than', society certainly treats them that way, and to ignore the challenges that the ill and disabled face on a regular basis, is to ignore the systemic ableism that tends to err on the side of 'If you're doing X, you must be perfectly fine and not affected by the condition you claim to have' which is precisely why I am wary of anyone who assumes personal achievements = fewer struggles.
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u/Dry_Start_9980 14h ago
Amazing what succeed to achieve.
Sad that such an event has an animated background AI generated though... What a world.
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u/balldontliez 12h ago
What a fkn warrior. Meanwhile I can't stop eating chips and or cookies every night.
We are not the same.
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u/PotentialDocument447 11h ago
i love this. we don't get to choose our bodies. But, we can still be proud of them, as we are all created in the image of God.
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u/Titalator 11h ago
God damn it what was my excuse again for not following my dreams. Amazing hope he ispires generations of dreamers.
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u/StormFast524 1h ago
I was happy for him but you all grossed me out to negative over an attempt to be positive.
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u/theglowcloud8 8h ago
having cerebral palsy. Most disabled people I know don't fuck with the "suffering from" describing
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u/Resiideent 13h ago
I'm trying so hard to feel good for this guy but it is offset by the AI slop in the background
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u/skullshotz1324 10h ago
Wasn’t this song made before llms came about
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u/Resiideent 10h ago
I'm talking about the song, look at the fucking video, and look at what's behind the fine gentlemen who is the subject of the video.
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